This elongated cloud has formed as a result of wind encountering the Arsia Mons mountains. It forms almost every day during a specific season, from early morning until noon. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/A.

Scientists have unveiled the most extensive map of clouds on Mars ever created. For the past 20 years, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft has photographed Martian clouds and ...

A red planet on the left; on the right are two graphs showing the brightness of clouds observed in Mars' atmosphere. An inspirational team of citizen scientists working with NASA have mapped the ...

Data collected by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter allows users to explore Valles Marineris, "the Grand Canyon of Mars," on their smartphone. Viewing the Martian landscape is now easier than ever ...

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is providing the images for the Mars cloudspotting project. Like Earth, Mars has clouds. NASA wants to harness your cloudspotting skills for a citizen-science project aimed at ...

The most complete catalogue of clouds found on Mars has revealed the planet’s dazzling array of atmospheric phenomena, including some unlike any seen on Earth. Mars’s atmosphere is thin and made up of ...

Humans haven’t set foot on Mars — yet — but we’ve already got the maps drawn up. A new map released earlier this month shows the Red Planet in all its dusty glory. The map was created with real photos ...

Despite having radically different atmospheres, Mars and Earth seem to have similar cloud patterns, hinting that the features may form in much the same way. The observations, obtained by the European ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. NASA's Curiosity rover captured this Mars selfie in 2020. Future human ...

The discovery of a vast, fresh impact scar on Mars began with what looked like a smudge in a routine weather snapshot. A camera built to monitor daily clouds and dust storms ended up flagging the ...

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